The purpose of this post is to primarily for me to get a feel on how interested people are on singularitarian thought. If you are unfamiliar with this subject, I suggest read this article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singularitarianism
Better yet, if you really want a better source of information, read Ray Kurzweil's book, "The Singularity is Near." I have read it, and it has changed the way I view life.
Ray Kurzweil is a secular Jew of great importance. Though he probably doesn't follow the Torah, he still has Jewish intelligence and wisdom.
Towards the end of his book, he stated, "The universe is not conscious--yet." That sentence baffled me, and naturally I looked in the Tanak to see if our ancestors have prophesied about this. I may have found a verse that backs up Dr. Kurzweil's claim:
"Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?"
Isaiah 51:9
The word arm comes from the Hebrew word זְרוֹעַ. Perhaps Isaiah was using זְרוֹעַ as a metaphor for the universe?
Thoughts?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singularitarianism
Better yet, if you really want a better source of information, read Ray Kurzweil's book, "The Singularity is Near." I have read it, and it has changed the way I view life.
Ray Kurzweil is a secular Jew of great importance. Though he probably doesn't follow the Torah, he still has Jewish intelligence and wisdom.
Towards the end of his book, he stated, "The universe is not conscious--yet." That sentence baffled me, and naturally I looked in the Tanak to see if our ancestors have prophesied about this. I may have found a verse that backs up Dr. Kurzweil's claim:
"Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?"
Isaiah 51:9
The word arm comes from the Hebrew word זְרוֹעַ. Perhaps Isaiah was using זְרוֹעַ as a metaphor for the universe?
Thoughts?
"Learn to do good; seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow."
Isaiah 1:17
Isaiah 1:17